Financial Analyst

Babel Street is the trusted technology partner for the world’s most advanced identity intelligence and risk operations. We deliver advanced AI and data analytics solutions providing unmatched, analysis-ready data regardless of language, proactive risk identification, 360-degree insights, high-speed automation, and seamless integration into existing systems. Babel Street empowers government and commercial organizations to transform high-stakes identity and risk operations into a strategic advantage.  The actionable insights we deliver safeguard lives and protect critical assets around the world.  Babel Street is headquartered in Reston, Virginia, with regional offices in Boston, MA and Cleveland, OH, and international offices in Australia, Canada, Israel, Japan, and the U.K. For more information, visit www.babelstreet.com. 

About the Role:

Babel Street is seeking a Financial Analyst to join its high-performing Finance team. This role will report directly to the Director of FP&A and play a critical part in maintaining and enhancing financial models, analyzing business performance, supporting M&A activities, and delivering forward-looking insights to support strategic decision making.

The ideal candidate is a self-starter with strong analytical and financial modeling skills, exceptional attention to detail, and the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment. This role offers significant visibility, including regular collaboration with executives and cross-functional leaders.

Key Responsibilities:

• Maintain and update short- and long-term financial models, including weekly cash flow and monthly rolling forecasts
• Support monthly close processes by preparing key metric reports such as ARR and labor analyses
• Partner with the Divisional Controller to prepare and present departmental vendor expense and labor forecasts to department heads
• Provide insightful, data-driven analysis to support executive, investor and debtholder inquiries
• Support the annual budgeting process by collecting, analyzing and consolidating top line and expense inputs from departments
• Support ad hoc financial analyses to evaluate business performance, investment opportunities, and strategic initiatives
• Support M&A activities including due diligence, modeling and analytics related to targeted acquisitions

Experience Requirements:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Finance, Accounting, or a related field
• 3+ years of relevant experience in Investment Banking, Big 4 Advisory, or Consulting
• Advanced Excel and financial modeling skills
• Deep understanding of GAAP and 3-statement financial reporting & modeling
• CPA or CFA preferred
• Experience with high-growth recurring revenue business with demanding institutional investors (ideally private equity)

Soft/Other Skills:

• Passionate about financial modeling, forecasting, and business analytics
• Strong systems orientation, comfort working with financial tools, ERP/reporting platforms, and an understanding of how to leverage AI in the FP&A workflowStrong work ethic and high level of organization, with a track record of delivering high-quality work on tight timelines
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, and a proven ability to clearly articulate financial concepts to non-finance stakeholders
• Flexible and adaptive to changing priorities and evolving business needs
• Proactive mindset with a strong sense of ownership and accountability
• Comfortable working under pressure with rapidly shifting priorities

Benefits at Babel Street (just to name a few...)

• Health Benefits: Babel Street covers 85-100% monthly premium costs for Medical, Dental, Vision, Life & Disability insurances – for you and your family!
• Retirement Plans: Babel Street offers both a Traditional and Roth 401(K) with a very competitive match.
• Unlimited Flexible Leave: We trust our employees to manage their own time and balance their personal and work lives.
• Holidays: Babel Street provides employees with 12 paid Federal Holidays
• Tuition Reimbursement: We are committed to investing in our employees. One way we do that is with our Tuition Reimbursement Program for continuing